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TIL: The Russian Army began wearing socks in 2013. Before that, soldiers used portyanki (squares of cloth used to wrap feet).

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GYQ7g TIL about bees in Brooklyn who produced red honey which led to an investigation at a nearby marachino cherry factory which led to the discovery of a marijuana farm beneath the factory. The owner committed suicide before getting busted.
ZABv TIL, Kraft Dinner (Mac and Cheese) is a Canadian national dish. It is the most popular grocery item in the country.
6EjW TIL there is a Brazilian island forbidden to the public, densely populated (1 per square meter) with one of the deadliest snake species, the golden lancehead.
VBX0D TIL: The Adamites were a 15th century sect that took up the practice of going naked through towns and villages. They considered exclusive marriage to be a sin, and that the chaste were unworthy to enter heaven.
R59e4 TIL that Al Pacino, who played Michael Corleone in The Godfather, grew up living with his grandparents, who immigrated from Corleone, Italy. His childhood nickname was Sonny.